In this free Touch Tour for blind and partially sighted visitors, get hands on and explore 4.5 billion years of Earth history with a selection of marvellous minerals from the vast collection of the Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences.
Join us for a free Touch Tour through the Museum of Zoology, exploring the fascinating stories of extinct species, from the iconic dodo to the lesser known lost animals.
Discover how humans have shaped these outcomes and find hope in the positive actions being taken today to protect endangered species. The session ends with a hands-on handling session with some key exhibits.
Join The Polar Museum team for a free Touch Tour exploring a range of objects related to Antarctic exploration.
The tour will also include some of the objects and sculptures outside on the museum lawn, so do wrap up warm.
Join Kettle's Yard for an audio described tour of the first major solo exhibition of Harold Offeh’s work in the UK, Harold Offeh: Mmm Gotta Try a Little Harder, It Could Be Sweet.
This tour is suitable for blind and partially sighted visitors.
Join a free audio described tour of selected items in the Kettle’s Yard House for blind and partially sighted visitors.
The tour is delivered in person by members of the Kettle’s Yard Learning team and will include time within Kettle’s Yard house and a complimentary practical hands-on workshop in the Clore Learning Studio.
Kettle’s Yard welcomes assistance and service dogs in all areas.
Join an audio described tour of new and recent work by Lubaina Himid in collaboration with Magda Stawarska at Kettle's Yard.
This free tour is suitable for blind and partially sighted visitors and explores current exhibition Lubaina Himid with Magda Stawarska: Another Chance Encounter.
Enjoy a 'Journey Through Time' at the Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences. Join expert staff to get hands on with amazing rocks fossils and minerals from the Museum's vast collection, spanning 4.5 billion years.
Enjoy a bespoke guided walk around the Cambridge University Botanic Garden enjoying the beautiful sounds of summer, with staff from the Garden and the Museum of Zoology.
How do I book a place on a Touch Tour?
To make a booking, please email us: info@museums.cam.ac.uk
What is 'afro-normalism' and what can it tell us about Black ways of knowing, being and belonging?
Join Black feminist historian Dr Jade Bentil in conversation with contemporary artist and researcher Jacob V Joyce as they discuss this emerging term and its connections to colonialism, gender, representation and time. Together with Dr S. M. Rodriguez, Assistant Professor of Gender Rights and Human Rights at the LSE, they share their insights and expertise to explore our understanding of afro-normalism throughout history to today and beyond.
At the Disability Friendly Opening, the museum will be open exclusively for families with children with sensory sensitivities. This event is aimed at children with special educational needs who usually find visiting museums overwhelming due to conditions that affect their sensory processing and/or have a developmental disability.
